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The Radiation Protection Institute (RPI) led by Dr. Joseph Amoako and a fellow Scientist Mr. Philip Deatanyah, today paid a working visit to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications to discuss issues of mutual benefits.

The bilateral engagement focused on the role of the two institutions to lead, direct and implement policy issues surrounding Telecommunication Masts and other associated issues related to Occupational Hazards, Maintenance and Health & Safety.

Dr. Amoako said “the RPI is committed to bringing together professionals and other stakeholders together to dialogue and engage in activities towards ensuring sanity in the permitting and citing of Telecom Masts as well as other Telecoms Infrastructure”.

According to Dr. Amoako, RPI, which is a body under the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, is committed to enhance its visibility this year with various activities to improve the safety, health and environment of Ghanaians.

On his part, the CEO of the Chamber, Ing. Edem Ashigbi indicated the Chamber’s preparedness to work with the RPI in scaling up public education efforts to enhance the longstanding debate about radiation from Telecom Masts.

“It is important that mobile phone customers understand that, Telecom Masts carry antennas which are 80ft up in the sky and do no pose any radiation risks to human lives. The attendance of these unlikely risks are monitored by the RPI to ensure the safety of Ghanaians are not compromised” said Mr. Ashigbey.

At the end of the meeting, the RPI offered the Chamber an opportunity to tour its facilities to understand in detail the work of the Institute, to which the Chamber gladly obliged.

Source: Communications Desk

The leadership of the Institute of ICT Professionals Ghana (IIPGH), Mr. David Gowu (Ag. Executive Director) and Mr. Richard Kafui (Director of Technology), today paid a courtesy call on the newly appointed CEO of the Chamber, Ing Kenneth Ashigbey.

The meeting discussed ICT development, the role of IIPGH in bringing professionals and other stakeholders together to converge, network and engage in other activities towards making Ghana a preferred ICT destination.
Mr. Gowu used the opportunity to congratulate Ing Ashigbey on his newly appointed position and also informed him(Ing Ashigbey) of his nomination onto the Executive Council of IIPGH.
Ing Ashigbey on his part accepted the nomination to serve on the Institute’s Executive Council and assured them of the Chamber’s commitment and collaboration with IIPGH in the future in driving ICT development discussions to create a vibrant ICT ecosystem.

Vodafone has introduced a new and innovative campaign, “Shake” in line with a promise to give customers confidence and optimism about the future of technology.

The campaign is an industry first sensation that allows customers to purchase bundles, enjoy free data and weekly rewards by simply shaking their smartphone device after downloading and registering their details on Vodafone’s interactive mobile app – ‘MyVodafoneApp.’

Thousands of Vodafone customers have already won free airtime, free data, free music content and tickets to various programmes after the initiative was launched barely a week ago.

Agnes Emefa Essah, Sales and Marketing Director at Vodafone Ghana said;

“The Shake campaign affirms what we mean by leading the industry as the most innovative and creative network in Ghana. The power of telecommunications is its ability to adapt to the changing times and we see Shake as an added impetus to show our customers that we are committed to giving them unmatched experience. Shake is also an avenue for the youth to find a common platform to connect.”

The campaign is part of a concerted approach to give customers a reason to be optimistic about the future of technology; being confident that Vodafone will never renege on its commitment to them.

Shake utilises the MyVodafoneApp platform, which is a unique mobile application that consolidates all customer needs in one place.

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

MTN Ghana in partnership with Afb GHANA have launched the “Qwikloan” service to provide convenience to customers in times of need to enhance their business.

The service, dubbed, “Qwikloan” is fast, easy, and convenient which enables customers to access loans using their MTN mobile money platform.

Mr Eli Hini, the General Manager of Mobile Money Limited, speaking at the event said with Qwikloan, customers do not have to go through the hustle to provide proof of collateral in order to access the loan.

He said Qwikloan was an instant way to access a cash loan, at any time for any purpose from one’s Mobile phone, saying, customers can access loan up to GH¢ 1,000.

“All you have to do is use MTN Mobile Money wallet more frequently and also commit to repay your loans on time in order to have access to more loans.

MTN customers simply have to dial *170# and choose option 6 to access the Qwikloan” he said.

He said customers can have access to this loan only if; they frequently performed the transactions on Mobile Money by sending and receiving money, purchase airtime, pay bills among others.

According to him if one’s MTN Mobile Money wallet activity is too low, or the customer have not used the wallet at all, he or she may not be able to qualify for a Qwikloan.

Using a single MTN SIM for all airtime and Mobile Money activities is very necessary with respect to the Qwikoan, he stated.

He said to access the loan, the customer have to be above the age of 18, be an MTN customer for more than 90 days, and Simply deposit money into his or her MTN Mobile Money wallet before the due date to repay the loan.

The loan amount would automatically be deducted from one’s wallet.

Furthermore, he added that, customers can only have one active Qwikloan at a time, but once the loan has been repaid, they can apply for another loan, saying “There are limits to the number of loans a customer can take in a day or a week so you may have to wait for a few days before taking another loan after repaying.”

Qwikloan is a 30-day loan. At the end of 30 days, the loan is repaid in one single amount at a fee of 6.9 per cent and it does not need a bank account to access it.

“You can repay your loan manually at any time, by selecting the Repay loan option on the Qwikloan menu” he said.

He said MTN would continue to find ways to bring innovative products and services to its cherished customers in their quest to promote a cashless economy.

He also advised customers to safeguard their Mobile Money wallet by ensuring that they do not disclose their pin, do not entertain calls or messages concerning their Mobile Money accounts, and also do not give their phones for mobile money transactions to be performed on their behalf.

This, he said would help their fraud awareness campaign.

Mr Arnold Parker, the General Manager Afb Ghana, expressed satisfaction at the partnership between the two institutions.

He said the service would allow them to scale up and offer financial inclusion to over a million of customers in the informal sector, adding that “we trust Ghanaians and we have given them loans, we believe that they will pay back on time.”

Mrs Clarissa Kudowor, the Assistant Director, Payment Systems Bank of Ghana, said they have endorsed the product but urged customers to feel free and report any dissatisfaction they encounter as far as the service was concerned.

Source: http://www.ghananewsagency.org